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P«ff« 2 THE BATTALION -THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1941 The Battalion STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, is published three times weekly from September to June, is sued Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings; and is pub lished weekly from June through August. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 8, 1879. Subscription rate, 88 a school year. Advertising rates upon request. Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Ine., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Office, Room 122, Administration Building. Telephone 1-8444. 1941 Member 1942 Associated Golle6iate Press Don Gabriel Editor B. M. Rosenthal Associate Editor Ralph Criswell Advertising Manager Sport* Staff Mike Haikin - Sports Editor W. F. Oxford Assistant Sports Editor Mike Mann Senior Sports Assistant Jerry Gleason, D. B. Gofer Junior Sports Editors Chick Hurst Junior Sports Editor Circulation Staff Gene Wilmeth Circulation Manager Bill Hauger Senior Circulation Assistant F. D. Asbury J- Junior Assistant Bill Huber, Joe Stalcup Circulation Assistants Photography Staff Jack Jones Staff Photographer Bob Crane, Ralph Stenzel Assistant Photographers Thursday’s Staff E. M. Rosenthal Acting Managing Editor John Sleeper ..Advertising Assistant Charles Babcock Junior Editor Clyde C. Franklin : Junior Editor Mike Speer .....Junior Editor Reportorial Staff Calvin Brumley, Arthur L. Cox, Selig Frank, W. J. Hamilton, Jr., N. W. Karbach, Jack Keith, Tom B. Journeay, Douglass Lancaster, Tom Leland, Charles P. McKnight, W. B. Morehouse, Richard F. Quinn, Gordon Sullivan, C. G. Scruggs, Benton Taylor. — Sick? Try the Hospital Texas weather is unpredictable—there is no doubt about that statement. The very incon sistency of Texas weather often vitally af fects the health of its citizens. Brazos County is no exception to the rule. One minute the corps may march to mess without coats in November weather; the next meal formation may find a blue norther pushing down from the Panhandle and the corps freezes to death. A great many days of the year, the Aggies literally swim to classes as tumultous downpours descend upon the campus. All of which is not very conducive to main taining good health. Unfortunately it is be yond the powers of the corps to control the weather; they can only talk about it. But something can be done. Aggies can avail themselves of every possible opportunity to fight off colds and the flu. The facilities of the college Hospital are at your disposal. Don’t fail to use them if you are sick. The proper place for a cadet with a bad cold or the flu is in the hospital, not in the dormitory where he merely passes his infection on to others. Feel sick? Then go over to the hospital and have a checkup made. A few common sense rules of good health if followed can really help. If your case requires hospital at tention, don’t fail to go there. :By Dr. T. F. Mayo: Some New Books About Latin America cquired by the College Library Since 1935) Lamb, Dana—Enchanted Vagabonds. Rippy, J. F.—The Caribbean Danger. Roberts, W. A.—The Caribbean; the story of our sea of destiny. Wilson, C. M.—Challenge and Opportu nity; central America. Mexico Beteta, R. (ed.)—Economic and Social Program of Mexico; a controversy. (Latin- American Round Table, University of Vir ginia) . Burbank, A.—Mexican Frieze. Calccott, W. H.—Santa Anna; the story of an enigma who once was Mexico. Dobie, J. F.—Tongues of the Monte. Gruening, E. H.—Mexico and Its Her itage. Jackson, J. H.—Mexican Interlude Ker, A. M.—Mexican government publi cation; a guide to the more important publi cations of the National government of Mex ico. Kluckhohn, Frank L.—The Mexican Challenge. Mackie, Edith—Mexican Journey; an in timate guide to Mexico. Mexican Chamber of Commerce of the U. S.—Modern Mexico. Miller, Max—Mexico Around Me. Ministerio de haciendo y credito publico (Mexico)—The True Facts about the Expro priation of the Oil Companies’ properties in Mexico. Pinchon, E.—Zapata, the Unconquerable. Rivera, Diego—^Portrait of Mexico; paintings by Diego Rivera and text by Ber tram Wolfe. Secretaria de la econimia nacional (Mex ico) Mexico en cifras (Superb statistical charts) Steinbeck, John—The Forgotten Village (with 136 photographs) Story by Steinbeck Simpson, E. N.—The Ejido; Mexico’s Way Out Tannenbaum, Franak—Peace by Revo lution; an interpretation of Mexico. U. S. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce—(Trade Promotion Series, No. 152)—Trading Under the Laws of Mexico. U.S.D.A. Weather Bureau—(Monthly Weather Review, Supplement No. 33)—The Climate of Mexico Weyl, N.—The Reconquest of Mexico; the years of Lazaro Cardenas. There is America, which at this day serves for little more than to amuse you with stories of savage men and uncouth manners, yet shall, before you taste of death, show itself equal to the whole of that commerce ivhich now attracts the envy of the world. —Edmund Burke The World Turns On :By A. F. Chalk: America Prepares A militant America is taking definite steps toward the destruction of the Nazi military machine. With the changing of the Neutrality Act, the United States has shown the world that the role of this country is to aid England and her Allies in any possible manner. This aid also includes actual naval support. The era of the neutrality experiment has certainly passed. Today American ships may enter belligerent ports; today American naval vessels are actively engaged in convoy duty to England. A sea offensive in the Atlantic can be expected as this country attempts to assert its traditional right of freedom of the seas. On the home front the productivity of American industry increases almost daily. In 1940 airplane production in the United States was 5,000 planes yearly; today plane production for 1941 is estimated to be 19,000. In 1942 it is estimated thaLSG^OO planes will be produced in this country. A similar sit uation is seen in the study of tank product ion; 1940 production was 500 tanks, 1941 production 5,000 tanks, and the estimated production for 1942 is 26,000 tanks. Defense education is also being stressed at this time. Colleges like A. & M. are utiliz ing their facilities and the knowledge of their teaching staffs in preparing men for jobs in defense industries. A. & M. is offer ing defense courses throughout the state. At the present time courses are being offered in Houston, Kilgore, and other places. From a military standpoint this country is increasing its preparations for defense. Men are being trained for military life throughout this country’s entire educational system. Officers for the army and navy are being equipped by colleges in every state to answer the need for a trained military per sonnel. The United States has taken a definite stand, a stand so definite that it may lead us into actual war. In event that does hap pen, this country must be prepared. Our national defense program must be pushed to thn limit. Something to Read France and England have been justly criticiz ed because they adopted an appeasement policy for several years prior to the outbreak of war. It is not in the least difficult for most of us to lay much of the blame for the current state of affairs at the feet of the so-called appeasement groups which were in control of the governments of France and England. Many of us are, however, too prone to assume a holier-than-thou attitude toward the errors made by the leading democracies in the pre-war era. The unpleasant fact is that we have had no small part in aiding the totalitarian governments in their rise to power. Like most other democracies we were guilty of not having been able to foresee the extent and importance of the revolution going on in Europe. The original Neutrality Act was passed in 1935, and it vested power in the hands of the President to institute a ban on the shipment of war materials to belliger ent powers when we found a state of war to exist between such powers. When Japan be gan to wage undeclared war on China, the President did not find that a state of war existed between these two powers. We con tinued, therefore, to send war materials sucl* as oil and machine tools to Japan, while the supplies of such materials being sent to China were negligible. We have more recently begun to give active help,to China in the form of lease-lend aid. We have also cut off the shipment of military supplies to Japan, but this has been done only after having first strengthened Japan’s military position through our huge exports of oil in recent years. Now that we are on the verge of military conflict with all the axis powers, it is obvious that our diffi culties have been multiplied by our recent international economic and political policies. The civil war in Spain is still another case in point. We amended the Neutrality Act in 1937 to include a provision banning the shipment of war materials to both sides in the Spanish conflict. This policy of our was in effect an aid to the Spanish fascists, for they were receiving a great deal of help from Italy and Germany. Our policy in the Spanish war was like that of England and France; these two countries pursued their now famous policy of non-intervention” in attempting to localize the war, and they have belatedly realized the extent to which they played into the hands of Hitler and Mussi- lini. The purpose of these comments is not to villify but rather to remind us that v^e were guilty along with other governments in fail ing to resist more vigorously the spread of aggression. Of course, it can be said that at the time of these events we were con vinced we would remain neutral regardless of European developments. It is equally true, however, that England and France hoped to avoid war by refusing to challenge the' ex pansionist policies of Italy, Germany and Japan. The error lay in the fact that we could not imagine the form these coming events would assume. The democratic powers simply made a major miscalculation of the strength of their enemies, and we were hardly less guilty of this error than were other govern ments. Kollegiate Kaleidoscope After studying together FOR SIX YEARS MR> MRS. HAROLD CARLSON GRADUATED AT THE HEAD OF THEIR CLASS' OF 140 FROM THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COURSE AT NEW YORK U. HIS AVERAGE WAS 95. HERS 94.8/ 127 OF THE RICHEST COLLEGES’ IN ' AMERICA HAVE A TOTAL EN- , D0WMENT OF #1 270,721.000/ POULTRY POSTMEN/ ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, WHILE A STUDENT IN POULTRY HUSBANDRY AT KANSAS STATE COLLEGE, MADE HENS LAY EGGS CONTAINING PERSONAL MESSAGES' THROUGH A PAINLESS OPERATION HE INSERTED A HOLLOW CORK CON TAINING THE MESSAGE INTO THE OVIDUCT IN PLACE OF THE YOLK. THE EGO FORM? NOR- • • • MALLY AROUND IT • • • BACKWASH BY Charlie Babcock "Backwash: An agitation resulting from some action or occurrence."—Webster COVERING campus disMous ^ WITH 0TOM VANNOY (||) The feature attraction at the is in extreme danger if hit by a ampus today is “MR. DISTRICT ’bomb. This together with the fine ATTORNEY” with Dennis O’Keefe, acting by the cast combine to make Florance Rice, "and Peter Lorre, this an excellent drama of men in Capitalizing on the radio show of their battle against the sea. Each the same name, the producers have character is so well done that it made a fairly good picture with seems almost life-like, the little they had to start with. Another story about the army O’Keefe is the D. A., Florence is ig « Y OU’LL NEVER GET RICH” a newswoman who helps him stamp ^ ^ Friday and out crime. All through the story - Fetter Lorre keeps bobbing up With a east like Fred Astaire, with that sinister smile of his to Kita Hayworth and Bob Benchley, keep the story from getting too it has to be a bang-up musical dry comedy. Which it is. Extremely timely and bearing In addition a near-perfeet the well-known mark of its author, dance team of Astaue and Hay- Eugene O’Neill, is the picture play- worth, there are several produc ing at Guion Hall today and to- tion scenes that are reminiscent of row. The title is “THE LONG Hollywood's more lavish days. The VOYAGE HOME.’’ In the staining music for the show was written roles are John Wayne, Thomas by Cole Porter; that makes an- Mitchell, and Ian Hunter. other point rn the show s favor. Most of the story takes place on Tr uo, tbe army was used as a the S. S. Gleneairn, a British steam- background, but the show gets away or bound from the West Indies to Iron, the original theme somewhat London. However, one of the most as it develops. In spite of the unforgetable scenes in the show great number of pictures released is in a Limehouse pub in the water- about the men in the service, t is ■*'. front district of London. promises to be one of the best. While enroute to England, the attacked by ship is attacked by an enemy /.plane, and, because of its cargo, z i — Time for Reflection Remem- football sign prizesTX 'E.ULoupot her that fateful November day in is offering $2.50 for the best foot- Austin last year? Remember when ball sign for the Texas game and thousands of men and boys stood $10 for the best banner of the past dazed in a hated stadium and cried three weeks. like babies? Remember how much Judges Tom Gillis, Dick Hervey, it hurt to have and Jack Miller will be on the those Rose Bowl loose sometime before sundown dreams shatter- Friday. For a sign to be eligible ed? Do you re- f 0 r the contest it is advisable to member that 7- have it up by Friday morning. 0 score? Winners will be announced in this LISTEN TO WTAW 1150 KC Thursday’s Programs 11:25 a. m.—The Regular Army Is on the Air (War Department) 11:40 a. m.—Pied Piper, Jr., It hurts, doesn t co i urnn nex t Tuesday and the cash ^ >1 i e ^ e ^ S it? The memory awar( j s presented to the lucky or- of that Thanks- g an i za ti 0 n at that time, giving tragedy does bring back * * Babcock bitter memories. Jq6 Roiltt But there are a few finer mem ories the sportsmanlike at- Elsewhere in this issue is a con- tration) titude of the Aggies after it was mentary concerning the only sports 11:40 a. m.—Pied all over. . . .the resolution that wr it e r in America who in Septem- P iesen t s - A. & M. would beat Texas at any ber picked the Texas Aggies to 11:55 a. m.-“Town Crier” and win the Southwest Conference Battalion Newscast. 11:55 a. m.—“Town Crier” and Battalion Newscast. 12:00 noon—Sign-off. Friday’s Programs 11:25 a. m.—Federal Music Pro gram (Works Progress Adminis- Piper, Jr., WHAT’S SHOWING AT THE CAMPUS Thursday — “MR. DIS TRICT ATTORNEY,” with Dennis O’Keefe, Florence Rice, and Peter Lorre. Friday, Sat. — “YOU’LL NEVER GET RICH” starring Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, and Robert Benchley. AT GUION HALL Thursday, Friday—“THE LONG VOYAGE HOME,” featuring John Wayne, Ian Mitchell, and Ian Hunter. — PALACE Thu. - Fri. - Sat. — Paramount presents cost! Well, the time has arrived. It’s championship, time for us to stop talking—begin acting. It’s time for us to start “living” that Texas game. We’ve got a start, but it is in the wrong direction. We’re assum ing the role of the favorite and relegating the Longhorns to the same sports expert, Tommy O’Brien interviewed the former all-Ameri can Aggie guard, Joe Routt, on one of his daily radio broadcasts. Routt was the first Aggie to gain all-Am- , , erican recognition at Aggieland, depths of the under-dog. Perhaps , . , ,.„x. , t, j u j-4. i-i. i i ma kmg it in two different years, 1936 and 1937. Follows an excerpt from O’Brien 12:00 noon—Sign-off. T , . , ,. . , 4:30 - 5:30 p. m.—THE AGGIE It was just this week that the cl A m;]3A.;ke we had better take another look at this matter. WE AREN’T GOING TO HAVE AN EASY TIME WITH TEXAS introduction of Routt. ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. They have everything to gain, nothing to lose. A team in that state of mind, regardless of other difficul ties, is hard to beat. Don’t forget the Austin tragedy and 1940. • • • Better Banners This is the final week for those This Collegiate World :ACP: “Tonight, I’d like to intro duce you to a football player « and if you’re expecting to meet some illiterate bird who was pushed through school because he was a football player, if you’re expecting to meet some plug-ugly brute with a bashed in face, you’re going to be dis appointed. “This fellow you’re going to meet is handsome enough to fill any collar ad. . . .and you’re going to enjoy hearing him speak. And mister. . . he was no third stringer. . . he was an All-American guard . . . and rated one of the finest guards in modern football. . . a man whose name is still respected whenever great football play ers are talked about.” Crypt-0-Quiz Quiz Conscious? Then try your skill at solving this coded message. The solution will appear in the next issue of The Battalion. • • • “BACSENE KEMSA HET TAHRE WRGO RDOFER” — YLAYG. * * * Solution to Crypt-O-Quiz which appeared in the last issue of The Battalion—“A fool and hiis money are soon parted.”—Ibed. BOB HOPE PAULETTE GODDARD Preview 11 P. M. Sat. Night A live oak tree was planted right after the war for each Ag gie who gave his life in the World War. Shown Sun. - Mon. /O / 1 ( J ampus 4-1181 TODAY ONLY Dean John G. Harvey of the Temple university law school says that 71,500 American husbands de serted their wives last year be cause wives: Talked too much about their operations. Came down to breakfast in curl ers and negligee. Told in detail of children’s mis deeds. Tried to keep up with the Joneses. Were too critical. Had no sense of hjimor. He made these disclosures at a women’s club luncheon. Among the members listening was his wife. • • • Even the best have to play sec ond fiddle sometime. This is the story of a drum major who lost a decision to a baton. Kenneth LeBar, freshman drum major at Kent State university who recently won the Penn-Ohio championship for outstanding work as a drum major, knocked himself out recently with a baton while practicing. LeBar tossed the baton into the air, but instead of catching it in his hand he stopped it with his head. Students passing by found LeBar !L a TT?" 3 Sta r l nd “ Showins 1941 A. & M. vs. Baylor him to the university hospital, Pootball Game MRJHSTRICT ATTORNEY M O’KEEFE • pCE r 4ru • siani^ LORRE RIDGES r _5pl A REPUBLIC PICTURE —' 'O Xj , ,rd .- Ot PHlUVi lOK .ad' J Also WORLD TODAY PRESENTS Uncle Sam’s “Parachute Battalion” 2 Cartoons FRIDAY — SATURDAY COLUMBIA ‘PICTURE Also Screen Snapshots — Cartoon Latest Fox News where he quickly recovered. GUION HALL THURSDAY — FRIDAY 3:30 & After Yell Practice .WWWWWWIWWWWWNWNI PRESENTS JOHN FORD’S Production of EUGENE O’NEILL'S wifh JOHN THOMAS IAN WAYNE • MITCHELL- HUNTER BARRY FITZGERALD • WILFRID LAWSON JOHN QUALEN • MILDRED NATWICK Adopted for the screen by Dudley Nichols Directed by JOHN FORD Preducd Hr Aijosy Corpoi’jtlOR • Beteaud Mira United AMtsts COMING SATURDAY Million Dollar Baby iy y